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Report of the Third Annual CCAFS Science Workshop Agenda by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…. • Development of a proposal for CCAFS to catalyze new work on gender and Climate‐Smart Agriculture coordinated across centers and CRPs. • Synthesis of knowledge about costs and benefits of Climate‐Smart Agriculture practices; and evidence about what triggers change among smallholder farmers. • A Science magazine article on the concept of Climate‐Smart Agriculture.…”
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Goat value chains as platforms to improve income and food security: The case of imGoats in Inhassaro District, Mozambique by Swaans, Cornelis P.M., Boogaard, Birgit K., Salazar, Y.A., Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.

“…Since the first meeting in May 2011, some of the main lessons include: an Innovation Platform can provide an important mechanism for communication and information exchange to enhance collective action; however, its establishment takes time and needs a lot of facilitation by the project team in the initial stages to ensure proper functioning; moreover, the design and implementation needs to be adapted and negotiated with intended beneficiaries to accommodate seasonality aspects of goat production and marketing, as well as local physical, social and cultural conditions, such as travel distance and literacy rates, gender inequality, and the role goats play in people’s livelihoods.…”
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Evidence for public health risks of wastewater and excreta management practices in Southeast Asia: A scoping review by Lam, S., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh, Huong Nguyen-Mai, Harper, S.

“…Many studies in this review, however, had limitations including lack of gender analyses, exposure assessment, and longitudinal study designs. …”
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IMPACTLite Tool by International Livestock Research Institute

“…The dataset includes detailed information and data about household composition, agriculture production systems and activities, in addition to information about land and labour allocation within households, farmers’ income from on-farm and off-farm activities as well as household consumption on food and assets. A gender-lens, related to control over resources, land ownership and allocation of activities, has also been added to the datasets. …”
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Central America: fertile ground for Eco-Efficient agriculture = América central: Suelo fértil para la agricultura Eco-Eficiente by Guimarães, Elcio Perpétuo

“…Efforts to promote the development of small-scale rural enterprises also show much potential for reducing rural poverty and hunger, and so do new approaches for improving natural resource management through gender-responsive participatory research that addresses the divergent needs of men and women.…”
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Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations by Waters-Bayer, Ann, Kristjanson, Patricia M., Wettasinha, C, Veldhuizen, L. van, Quiroga, G, Swaans, Cornelis P.M., Douthwaite, Boru

“…This paper asks: What have been the impacts of farmer- or community-led (informal) processes of research and development in agriculture and natural resource management in terms of food security, ecological sustainability, economic empowerment, gender relations, local capacity to innovate and influence on formal agricultural research and development institutions? …”
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Soil Best Bets Compendium by Sommer, Rolf, Godiah, David, Braslow, Juliet

“…The best bet is then evaluated against its associated Resource Requirements, Tradeoffs, Effectiveness, Risks, Framework conditions, Attractiveness and its Cross Cutting relevance as far as biodiversity, climate change adaptation, mitigation, gender, and participation is concerned. This includes a ranking of each best bet on a scale of -2 to +2; minus indicating a negative and plus a positive impact. …”
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Productivity and welfare effects of Nigeria's e-voucher-based input subsidy program by Wossen, T., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Alene, A., Feleke, S., Ricker-Gilbert, J., Manyong, Victor M., Awotide, B.A.

“…Moreover, the distributional effects of the program suggest no heterogeneity effects based on gender and farm land size. These results are robust to using alternative measurements of program participation. …”
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Patterns and determinants of vegetable intake in Babati District, Tanzania by Jape, V.W.

“…Education level, income, household size, having vegetable home garden, gender of the head and perception of the safety of vegetables sold in the market were found to significantly contribute to the vegetable consumption. …”
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Identifying high-yield low-emission pathways for the cereal production in South Asia by Sapkota, Tek Bahadur, Aryal, Jeetendra Prakash, Khatri-Chhetri, Arun, Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar, Arumugam, Ponraj, Stirling, Clare M.

“…In addition, various socio-economic factors such as gender, level of education, training on climate change adaptation and mitigation and access to information significantly influenced the adoption of technologies contributing to high-yield low-emission pathways. …”
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Estimating the local value of nontimber forest products to Pendjari biosphere reserve dwellers in Benin by Vodouhê, F.G., Coulibaly, O., Greene, C., Sinsin, B.

“…Species values were influenced by the vegetative form of the species as well as by the gender of a participant and his/her affiliation to the ethnic group. …”
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Sensory evaluation: the last hurdle in varietal development of yams (Dioscorea rotundata, poir) in Ghana by Otoo, E., Asiedu, Robert

“…Eight yam genotypes out of thirty-six genotypes evaluated for yield, pest and disease tolerance and stability over a three year period, plus 3 farmers’ checks were assessed on parameters such as enzymatic oxidation, colour attractiveness, aroma, taste, texture and overall acceptability in relation to farmers’ checks (Dente, Brass and Dorban). Gender differences existed in the degree of perception of texture and taste of yams. …”
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The historical, social, and economic importance of the potato crop by Ortíz, O., Mares, V.

“…Those issues are the potato’s contribution to food and nutrition security, and the cultural and genetic importance of biodiversity conservation in the Andes; these issues are strongly related to gender, since women in traditional societies have contributed—and still contribute—to an enormous wealth of knowledge in relation to biodiversity conservation and utilization. …”
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Approaches and tools for inclusive value chain development: lessons from Uganda for improved impact by Naziri, D., Mayanja, S., Ssemwanga, J., Donovan, J.

“…Results also challenge NGOs, government agencies, and researchers to better understand the circumstances of resource-poor chain actors, the implications of VCD on gender relations, and the cultural and business context when designing and implementing VCD. …”
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Trade-offs in livestock development at farm level: Different actors with different objectives by Salmon, Gareth R., Teufel, Nils, Baltenweck, Isabelle, Wijk, Mark T. van, Claessens, Lieven, Marshall, Karen

“…This paper discusses trade-offs that are likely to arise in the choice of livestock production systems; with a focus at household and farm level, economic gains, gender equity, environmental concerns, human nutrition and food safety are all considered. …”
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Simultaneous adoption of integrated soil fertility management technologies in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa by Mponela, Powell, Kassie, Girma T., Tamene, Lulseged D.

“…Non‐farm income, moderate land quality perception, and education influence simultaneous technology adoption, while gender and crop loss increase the likelihood of farmers’ decisions to adopt independent options. …”
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Analyzing farm household strategies for food security and climate resilience: The case of Climate-Smart Villages of Southeast Asia by Ferrer, Alice J., Yen, Bui Tan, Kura, Yumiko, Minh, Ngo Duc, Pavelic, Paul, Amjath-Babu, Tharayil Shereef, Sebastian, Leocadio S.

“…The study demonstrates a method that can be applied widely for assessing climate-smart agriculture strategies and finding possible entry points for climate-smart interventions. The influence of gender in resource control and livelihood strategies is also discussed. …”
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Incentives and disincentives to investment in orange-fleshed sweetpotato - The case of a pro-poor public-private partnership in Rwanda. Technical assessment of orange-fleshed sweet... by Muoki, Penina Ngusye, Kwikiriza, N.

“…The study used qualitative data collected through key informant interviews (KIIs) among purposely selected value chain actors and gender segregated focus group discussions (FGDs). …”
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Dubbelkönighet hos mört by Österholm, Mats

“…Wastewater from sewage treatment works contains chemicals known as EDCs, and there are evidence of roach (Rutilus rutilus) living in recipients of such wastewater having traits of both gender, i.e. oocytes in male gonads (intersex) on histological examination. …”
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Ungdomars acceptans av tre olika produktionssystem för kaninkött by Gunnarsson, Saga

“…Although the level of acceptance was affected by gender and animal experience, extensive production was always preferred. …”